In the circumstances, one possible strategy to deter rent-seeking, especially at higher levels, is to target the wealth amassed by officials. Once the preliminary investigations reveal some form of rent-seeking, the investigations should simultaneously target the assets of the official and his family. This strategy has atleast two advantages. One, in so far as it is outcomes focussed, targeting the real gains from rent-seeking, it appears more incentive compatible as a deterrent. Two, it may be legally less difficult to establish disproportionate wealth (even with benamis etc) than establish procedural irregularities.